This quick and simple salad is a delicious solution to the age-old question, “What’s for dinner?” It’s filled with wholesome ingredients, protein and fiber to enhance your hard-earned fitness results.

Keep these simple ingredients on hand in your fridge and throw this salad together a few times each week to reduce the number of meals you eat out or order in.

Courtesy of RealHealthyRecipes.com

What You Need
Serves 6

For the Salad

• 2 cooked chicken breasts, chopped
• ½ cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
• One Tablespoon red onion, minced
• ½ cup cucumber, chopped
• 4 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
• 4 strips, cooked nitrate-free bacon, chopped
• 1 avocado, chopped

For the Dressing

• ⅛ cup olive oil
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 packet stevia
• One teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Instructions

1. Combine all of the salad ingredients in a large salad bowl. Mix to combine.
2. Combine all of the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Drizzle over the salad and serve.

Nutrition
One serving equals: 218 calories, 12g fat, 189mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate, 4g fiber, and 22g protein

Cook at home.  Homemade meals are usually lower in fat, salt, and cholesterol and higher in fiber and nutrients. When you do the cooking you control the ingredients and the cooking method.

This Chicken salad is not only tasty, but a healthier fare than many mayonnaise based chicken salads.

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup low-fat sour cream
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 tsp grated lime zest (peel)
• 1 lime, halved
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp ground red pepper
• 4 portions cooked chicken breast (about 1 lb) cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can (11 oz) whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• 2 heads Bibb lettuce, separated into leaves, washed (optional) (not figured into nutritional)

Directions

1.Mix mayo, sour cream, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, cumin and ground red pepper.

2. Stir in chicken, beans, corn, bell pepper and onion.

3. Divide lettuce evenly among four plates and top with a portion of the chicken salad.

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 394.5

• Total Fat: 15.5 g
• Cholesterol: 75.9 mg
• Sodium: 691.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 32.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.5 g
• Protein: 35.1 g

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